The search continues for a 24 year old Alexandria mother and her 9 month old son. Family members reported Antoinette King missing on Monday. The APD, who is asking for the public’s help in finding the woman, says King may be in the Tallulah area. But reports giving to police say she may have traveled to Ferriday with two men.

After an investigation, that started back in May, A Pineville woman has been arrested on charges of making unauthorized financial transactions from the Ward 10 Dixie Youth Baseball Association account. Detectives from the RPSO found that past treasurer Belinda Warren allegedly made numerous questionable transactions from the association's account over the last several months, with some transactions being made in the off-season winter months. Warren was charged with 18 counts of forgery and one count of theft between $5,000 and $25,000. She was released Wednesday on a $10,500 bond.

A man accused of luring a child into a family restroom in January has pleaded not guilty to two charges. 23 year old Steven McKinney pleaded not guilty to felony charges of simple kidnapping and indecent behavior with a juvenile on Wednesday morning before ad hoc Judge Harry Randow in the 9th Judicial District Court. A complaint was filed against McKinney with the Pineville Police Department, alleging that he had lured a child inside of a family restroom at the Louisiana Athletic Club. The department issued a warrant for his arrest, which happened on May 30. McKinney has been in the Rapides Parish Detention Center since then.

A Cloutierville man wanted for aggravated burglary and public bribery charges and other charges in Rapides and Natchitoches Parishes was arrested Tuesday without incident. 34 year old Terrance Brossett had eluded law enforcement in both parishes for weeks.

Oil and gas companies made $178.1 million in high bids for federal leases in the Gulf of Mexico. That's about 28 percent above the last gulf-wide sale in March. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management says 29 companies bid on 144 tracts Wednesday. High bids averaged $1.2 million, up from $939,000 in March.

A man accused of killing three Clinton-area men last year told investigators he shot them because, as though he were deer hunting, he was "filling five tags" the government had issued him. Ryan Sharpe, who on Tuesday was ruled incompetent to stand trial, told authorities he had killed a deer that was worth two of the tags but the three remaining tags had to be used on humans. Sharpe has been charged with the murders of three men and the attempted murder of a fourth in separate shootings over a four-month span in 2017.

Entergy lost about $5.9 million from unpaid electric bills during the August 2016 floods and now wants its money. The utility is asking state regulators to allow a surcharge on monthly bills for the roughly 468,000 customers in 20 parishes, even if their accounts were never in arrears. This additional rider to monthly bills would cover the amounts not collected because of orders not shut off the lights and assess late fees on people flooded out of their homes. Entergy sells power to about 1 million customers in 59 parishes.

The Ag Commissioner met yesterday with the firm tasked with providing medicinal cannabis in the wake of news that this year’s crop is being delayed until November. The holdups are starting to frustrate the pharmacies who’ve been authorized to supply the product in Louisiana. Greg Morrison, who owns the license for Northeast Louisiana, says the uncertainty surrounding the start dates are costing businesses money. He says pharmacies just want clarity on when their patients will get access to the treatment.

Burglary, Theft, Vehicle Arson… just some of the many reasons why 24-year-old Keithen Banks is a wanted man by several agencies in Jefferson Parish. The State Fire Marshal is asking for the public’s help in locating the man, and spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says anyone found to be helping Banks cover his tracks could be facing punishment as well..

A Church Point man on a motorcycle died Wednesday in a three-vehicle crash near the intersection of State Highway 95 and State Highway 365 in Acadia Parish. The victim, 24 year old Weston Nelams, 24 was pronounced dead on the scene.

A Lafayette man has been cited with criminal mischief after allegedly crying wolf about his sinking boat. Authorities say Benjamin Becnel called in a false alarm Monday on the waters in Pointe Coupee Parish. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Spokesperson Adam Einck says Becnel never explained why he did it. Becnel could be facing a 500 dollar fine and some prison time.

Two Pointe Coupee Parish sheriff's deputies resigned recently following an investigation into allegations they met up at a local hospital to have sex in a bathroom while one of them was on duty. Sheriff Bud Torres said Wednesday he suspects the deputies met up on July 30 at Pointe Coupee General Hospital while one of the deputies was working an off-duty detail and the other was on regular patrol. The sheriff identified the deputies as Tiffany Brister, who had been on the force a year, and Chris Kimble, who had worked for him for two years.

The US Attorney’s Office reports the leader of a large Baton Rouge drug trafficking ring and four of his associates have pleaded guilty to federal charges involving heroin, crack cocaine and methamphetamine. 40 year old James C. "Fat Boy" Hull of Baton Rouge, admitted heading a narcotics distribution ring involving 21 subordinate drug dealers who operated throughout the Baton Rouge area.

Two Yankee elephants from Buffalo, New York are on their way to the Audubon zoo in New Orleans. After a year’s long search for good roommates for the existing elephants at the zoo finally paid off. Audubon General Curator Joel Hamilton says elephants have been a popular part of the zoo for over three decades, and is looking forward to adding to the herd that’s housed in a new facility built in 2016.

Sports..

LSU’s quarterback situation is getting hairy as Noel Narcisse isn’t the only guy on his way out of town. Justin McMillan, who also went “missing in action” at practice yesterday says he’s departing from the Tigers as well. It’s a big shakeup for the Purple and Gold who are down to two Quarterbacks… those being in Ohio State University transfer Joe Burrow, and sophomore quarter back Miles Brennan. The departure of Narcisse is much more of a surprise to the Tiger football ‘nation.’